On Wed, 04 Dec 2002 22:29:57 GMT, steve macsisak
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>Normal Fixed length record files can't really delete a record. Why
>because no reorganization would occur since there is not indexing. A RIO
>file is really a fixed length record file with a extra word that allows
>the record to be deleted, that is, the flag is set to delete...
>The record is really sill there but its flagged as deleted and you
>normally can't read it...
>
> From the manual
>
>Relative Organization Files
>
>A relative organization file is so named because the relative order of
>its records is constant.  It has MPE XL file type RIO. It differs from a
>random access file only in the following ways:
>
>    *   Its first key is one, not zero.
>
>    *   Its records can be deleted.  <****************
>


Thanks - maybe I'll e-mail HP if I get a chance and ask them why
they're giving out contradictory information.
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